Harry Potter Quiz: 540+ Trivia Questions and Answers

Written by J.K. Rowling, the seven Harry Potter books have been loved by children and adults for nearly three decades. They have inspired an eight-movie franchise, a Broadway play, a theme park, an upcoming HBO Max series and even competitive Quidditch teams, recently renamed Quadball. Below you’ll find easy and hard Harry Potter trivia questions grouped by theme, a harder round for each book and tips for hosting your own quiz night. Tap a question to see the answer.

Easy Harry Potter Trivia Questions

Start here if your group mixes casual fans and Potterheads. These are the easiest questions in the guide, a warm-up round that works for kids and adults alike.

Harry and his friends board a train at King’s Cross station in London. What school does it take them to?
Hogwarts.
The Hogwarts Express departs from which platform at King’s Cross?
Platform 9¾.
What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
Hedwig.
What species of owl is Hedwig? The species gets its name from its white color and from living in arctic climates.
A snowy owl.
Who gave Hedwig to Harry as an eleventh birthday present?
Hagrid.
A lion is to Gryffindor as a snake is to which Hogwarts house?
Slytherin.
What are the four houses that Hogwarts students are sorted into?
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
What enchanted object decides which house each Hogwarts student joins?
The Sorting Hat.
Who is known as “The Boy Who Lived”?
Harry Potter.
What are the names of Harry Potter’s parents?
Lily and James.
When is Harry Potter’s birthday? Name the month, day and year.
July 31, 1980.
What is the house number of the Dursleys’ home on Privet Drive in Surrey?
Number 4.
What is the name of Harry’s hometown?
Godric’s Hollow.
How do students travel to Hogwarts?
On the Hogwarts Express.
What position does Harry play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?
Seeker.
What is the name of Hermione Granger’s cat?
Crookshanks.
What is the name of Neville’s toad?
Trevor.
What is the name of Argus Filch’s cat?
Mrs. Norris.
What is the name of Voldemort’s snake?
Nagini.
What is the name of Hagrid’s three-headed dog?
Fluffy.
What is the name of Hagrid’s hippogriff?
Buckbeak.
What are the names of Ron Weasley’s twin brothers?
Fred and George.

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What are the names of Draco Malfoy’s two close friends?
Crabbe and Goyle.
Which Slytherin is often seen with his lackeys, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle? His father, Lucius, is a Death Eater.
Draco Malfoy.
What do Hermione’s Muggle parents do for a living?
They are dentists.
Hermes, Errol and Pigwidgeon are three of the pets in the series. What type of animal are they?
Owls.
What fictional drink do the characters order at the Three Broomsticks and the Hog’s Head?
Butterbeer.
What chocolate-covered creature does Harry try to eat on his first ride on the Hogwarts Express, only to watch it leap out of the train window?
A Chocolate Frog.
Fawkes, Dumbledore’s companion, is what type of legendary bird?
A phoenix.
What magical subject does Professor Sprout teach, and which Neville eventually becomes an expert in?
Herbology.
Which Hogwarts professor teaches Transfiguration?
Professor McGonagall.
What spell is used to unlock and open doors?
Alohomora.
What does the spell Wingardium Leviosa do?
It levitates an object.
What fictional London street, behind the Leaky Cauldron pub, has shops that stock everything a Hogwarts student needs?
Diagon Alley.
Who runs Gringotts wizarding bank?
Goblins.
In the Potterverse, a person called a “No-Maj” in the United States is called what in the UK?
A Muggle.
What is a wizard who cannot do magic called?
A Squib.
What is the newspaper that Rita Skeeter writes for?
The Daily Prophet.
What is Professor Remus Lupin’s secret?
He’s a werewolf.
What is Ron Weasley’s biggest fear?
Spiders.
What was the original British title of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”?
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.”
Name the seven Harry Potter books in order.
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
What is the name of the fifth book in the series?
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”
How many books are there in both “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling?
Seven.
What are the last three words of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”?
“All was well.”

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Hogwarts and Hogwarts Houses Trivia

There’s more to the castle than meets the eye. This round covers the school itself, its staff, its ghosts and the four houses, from how they got their names to what each one values.

Hogwarts School Trivia

What does the Hogwarts motto “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus” mean?
Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
In the motto, what does “Draco Dormiens” mean on its own?
Sleeping dragon.
How many staircases are there at Hogwarts?
142.
What is the name of the Hogwarts caretaker known for his love of cats and dislike of students?
Argus Filch.
What is the full name of the Hogwarts librarian?
Irma Pince.
Which professor taught Divination during Harry’s third year?
Professor Sybill Trelawney.
Which Hogwarts teaching position is cursed?
Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Which professor taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts before becoming the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?
Professor Quirrell.
Before Severus Snape, who was the Potions master and Head of Slytherin House?
Professor Horace Slughorn.
For most of the series, what subject does Severus Snape teach?
Potions.
Who founded the Slug Club?
Horace Slughorn.
Who guards the entrance to the Gryffindor common room?
The portrait of the Fat Lady.
Where is the Slytherin common room located?
In the dungeons.
What is the name of the room Harry uses to teach Dumbledore’s Army?
The Room of Requirement.
According to Fred and George Weasley, how many secret passages lead from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade?
Seven.
Which creatures pull the carriages that take students from the Hogwarts Express to the castle?
Thestrals.
What is the name of the train station that serves Hogwarts School?
Hogsmeade Station.
What is the name of the village near Hogwarts that students can visit?
Hogsmeade.
Why was the Whomping Willow planted?
To protect Lupin when he turned into a werewolf.
What is the Yule Ball?
A formal dance held on the evening of Yule.
What are the O.W.L.s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels), and in which school year are they traditionally taken?
Standardized tests taken at the end of fifth year.

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Hogwarts Houses Trivia

Which house is known for valuing courage, bravery, nerve and chivalry?
Gryffindor.
Which house values wisdom, wit and learning?
Ravenclaw.
Which house’s emblematic animal is the badger?
Hufflepuff.
What animal represents Slytherin?
A serpent.
What are the official crest colors of Ravenclaw?
Blue and bronze.
Who founded Gryffindor House?
Godric Gryffindor.
What are the first names of the four Hogwarts founders?
Godric (Gryffindor), Salazar (Slytherin), Helga (Hufflepuff) and Rowena (Ravenclaw).
Name one famous Slytherin alumnus known for his cunning and ambition.
Severus Snape.
Who was the head of Gryffindor House during Harry’s time at Hogwarts?
Professor Minerva McGonagall.
Who was the head of Hufflepuff House during Harry’s time at Hogwarts?
Professor Pomona Sprout.
Who is the head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts?
Severus Snape.
In the books, who is the head of Ravenclaw House?
Filius Flitwick.
Gryffindor’s ghost is Nearly Headless Nick. What is his full name?
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
Who is the Slytherin house ghost?
The Bloody Baron.
Who is the house ghost of Ravenclaw?
The Grey Lady (or Helena Ravenclaw).
What is the name of the rotund monk who is the resident ghost of Hufflepuff House?
The Fat Friar.
Which house was Dolores Umbridge sorted into?
Slytherin.
Which house did Moaning Myrtle belong to?
Ravenclaw.
Which house does Luna Lovegood belong to?
Ravenclaw.

Harry Potter Spells and Potions Trivia

From summoning charms to Polyjuice Potion, this is the round that makes your group feel like real Hogwarts students. It’s an expert-level round for true Potter fans.

What spell is used to conjure a Patronus?
Expecto Patronum.
What charm wards off Dementors?
The Patronus Charm.
Which spell disarms an opponent by forcing them to release whatever they hold?
Expelliarmus.
What defensive spell can deflect spells cast by enemies and other wizards?
Protego.
Which spell banishes a boggart?
Riddikulus.
What does the spell Sectumsempra do?
It causes deep gashes, as if the victim were slashed by a sword.
What are the three Unforgivable Curses?
The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra), the Cruciatus Curse (Crucio) and the Imperius Curse (Imperio).
What does the Imperius Curse do?
It controls the actions of another person.
What color light comes from the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra?
Green.
Which potion is known as “liquid luck”?
Felix Felicis.
What is the name of the potion that makes people tell the truth?
Veritaserum.
Lacewing flies, leeches, powdered bicorn horn, knotgrass, fluxweed, shredded boomslang skin and a bit of the person you want to turn into make what?
Polyjuice Potion.

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What do you add to Polyjuice Potion to take on someone else’s appearance?
A piece of the person you want to turn into, for example a hair or a fingernail.
What potion does Hermione use to change her appearance to that of Bellatrix Lestrange?
Polyjuice Potion.
Slughorn teaches that Amortentia smells different to each person. What food does Harry smell?
Treacle tart.
What is a bezoar?
An antidote to poison.
What does the Sorcerer’s Stone (Philosopher’s Stone) do?
It turns any metal into gold and produces the Elixir of Life.
Who originally created the Sorcerer’s Stone?
Nicholas Flamel.
The potion puzzle in “Philosopher’s Stone” is a riddle. Of the seven potions, which one will help you move forward?
The third one.
Who is the Half-Blood Prince, known for his skill at potion-making?
Severus Snape.
Who is the wandmaker who made Harry’s wand?
Garrick Ollivander.
What is the core of Harry Potter’s wand?
A phoenix feather.
What kind of wood is Harry Potter’s wand made from?
Holly.
Which wand wood is known for wands that are skilled at protection and healing magic?
Willow.
What is it customary for wizards to do before dueling?
Bow.

Harry Potter Quidditch Trivia

Witches and wizards play Quidditch on flying broomsticks. This round tests your group on the balls, the positions, the fouls and the teams.

How many players are there on a Quidditch team?
Seven.
How many balls are used in a standard Quidditch match?
Four.
What is the Golden Snitch?
The third and smallest ball used in Quidditch.
How many points is the Golden Snitch worth?
150 points.
What kind of ball is enchanted to knock players off their brooms?
A Bludger.
Is a Beater’s main job to score or to defend?
To defend.
What are the three hoops at each end of a Quidditch pitch called?
Goalposts.
In Harry’s first year, there are only three girls on the Gryffindor team, and they all play the same position. Which one?
Chaser.

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In Harry’s first Quidditch match, how does he catch the Snitch to win the game?
In his mouth.
After the Whomping Willow destroys Harry’s Nimbus 2000, what broom replaces it?
The Firebolt.
In the movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” what position does Ron play for Gryffindor?
Keeper (or goalie).
In “Half-Blood Prince,” Ginny joins the Gryffindor team in which position?
Chaser.
Which character became a professional Quidditch player?
Ginny Weasley.
What is the name of the Quidditch team Ron supports?
The Chudley Cannons.
In which book does Harry attend the Quidditch World Cup?
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
Which famous Seeker for Bulgaria and Durmstrang student becomes Ron’s rival for Hermione’s affection in “Goblet of Fire”? Stanislav Ianevski played him in the films.
Viktor Krum.

Harry Potter Characters Trivia

Backstories, middle names, patronuses and famous lines: this round is about the people of the wizarding world, from house-elves to the Dark Lord.

What is Dumbledore’s full name?
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
In the books, what is Harry’s favorite dessert?
Treacle tart.
What is Hagrid’s first name?
Rubeus.
What is Ron Weasley’s middle name?
Bilius.
Which character, middle name Bilius, uses his skill at wizard’s chess to escape a life-size chess game in “Philosopher’s Stone”?
Ron Weasley.
What is Hermione Granger’s middle name?
Jean.
What is Dolores Umbridge’s middle name?
Jane.
What is the full name of the character known as “Mad-Eye” Moody?
Alastor Moody.
Alastor Moody has lost so many body parts fighting Dark wizards. What “optic” nickname is he better known by?
Mad-Eye.
“Padfoot” is the nickname of which character?
Sirius Black.
Which character disguised himself as Scabbers, Ron’s pet rat?
Peter Pettigrew.
Who is Tom Riddle?
A young Lord Voldemort.
Tom Marvolo Riddle is an anagram for what?
“I am Lord Voldemort.”
What character was born Tom Marvolo Riddle and split himself among seven Horcruxes, one of which was Harry? He had a daughter, Delphini, with Bellatrix Lestrange.
Voldemort.
What are the first names of Voldemort’s parents?
Tom and Merope.
Who are the Death Eaters?
A terrorist group of witches and wizards.
Why was Fenrir Greyback not allowed to become an official Death Eater?
Because he is a werewolf.
What is Draco Malfoy’s mother’s name?
Narcissa Malfoy.
Who did Draco Malfoy learn Occlumency from?
Bellatrix Lestrange.
How are Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange related?
They are first cousins.
Who does Neville Longbottom eventually marry?
Hannah Abbott.
According to the prophecy, who besides Harry could have vanquished Lord Voldemort?
Neville Longbottom.
What are the names of all the Weasley children?
Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny.
On what day were Fred and George Weasley born?
April 1.
Which department of the Ministry of Magic does Arthur Weasley work for?
The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
What does Vernon Dursley’s company sell?
Drills.
How many presents does Dudley count on his birthday in “Sorcerer’s Stone”?
36, two fewer than the year before. It becomes 37 once Aunt Marge’s present is counted.
Harry puts a spell on Aunt Marge that turns her into what?
A balloon.
Which wizarding family did Dobby the house-elf serve?
The Malfoys.

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What is the name of Albus Dumbledore’s brother?
Aberforth.
Where did Severus Snape grow up?
Spinner’s End.
Who revealed to Lily Potter that she was a witch?
Severus Snape.
Who is often suspected of serving Voldemort because of his dark exterior, but turns out to be Dumbledore’s closest ally? Alan Rickman played him in the films.
Severus Snape.
Who gives Harry Potter his first kiss?
Cho Chang.
Who is Hermione’s date at the Yule Ball?
Viktor Krum.
Who was Draco Malfoy’s date at the Yule Ball in “Goblet of Fire”?
Pansy Parkinson.
Which school did Viktor Krum attend?
Durmstrang Institute.
Who is the Headmistress of Beauxbatons?
Madame Maxime.
Which character has a Veela grandmother? Veela are semi-human, semi-magical beings that recall the Sirens of Greek mythology.
Fleur Delacour.
Amos Diggory worked for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Which Hogwarts student, a Triwizard champion, was his son?
Cedric Diggory.
Which character is known for her eccentric style and her belief in fantastical creatures?
Luna Lovegood.
Which chess piece does Luna Lovegood’s house look like?
A rook.
What do you call a witch or wizard who can turn into a specific animal at will?
An Animagus.
What type of Animagus is Rita Skeeter?
A beetle.
What condition gives Tonks the ability to change her features?
She is a Metamorphmagus.
What animal does James Potter transform into?
A stag.
What animal is Harry Potter’s Patronus?
A stag.
Hermione Granger’s Patronus is what occasionally water-bound animal?
An otter.
What is Ron Weasley’s Patronus?
A Jack Russell terrier.
What is Severus Snape’s Patronus?
A doe.
What is Dumbledore’s Patronus?
A phoenix.
Which character has a pet owl named Pigwidgeon?
Ron Weasley.
What did Ginny name the Pygmy Puff she bought at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes?
Arnold.
Who said, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live”?
Albus Dumbledore.
Who said, “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”?
Albus Dumbledore.
Who said, “The ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming,” in “Deathly Hallows”?
Kingsley Shacklebolt.
In 2015, J.K. Rowling revealed “Elizabeth Warren” as the middle and last names of which whiny ghost?
Moaning Myrtle.
J.K. Rowling said this character was named by two Muggle dentists “who liked to show how clever they were, giving her a name no one could pronounce.” Her own children, Rose and Hugo, got easier names. Who is she?
Hermione Granger.

Magical Creatures and Objects Trivia

Hippogriff, Thestral or Niffler? This round covers the dragons, wands and curious objects that bring the magical world to life.

Which creature is known for its love of shiny objects?
A Niffler.
What creature feeds on happiness, leaving its victims with their worst memories?
A Dementor.
What power do Dementors have over people?
They drain peace, hope and happiness.
What is the name of the shape-shifter that can take the form of a person’s worst fear?
A boggart.
What form does Neville’s boggart take in “Prisoner of Azkaban”?
Severus Snape.
What black dog apparition appears before people who are about to die?
The Grim.
What creature is Aragog?
An Acromantula.
What is the name of the giant spider who used to be Hagrid’s pet?
Aragog.
What magical creature has a deep connection with Hagrid in both the books and the movies?
The hippogriff.
What creature does Luna Lovegood believe in when nobody else does?
The Crumple-Horned Snorkack.
Mistletoe is often infested with what magical creature?
Nargles.
Which poltergeist appears only in the books and not in the films?
Peeves.
What type of dragon did Harry face in the first Triwizard task?
A Hungarian Horntail.
What protects the deepest vaults of Gringotts?
A dragon.
What color is unicorn blood?
Silver.
Which plant screams when fully grown and can be deadly if not handled carefully?
The Mandrake.
What plant traps Harry, Ron and Hermione on their way to the Philosopher’s Stone?
Devil’s Snare.
What is the name of the tree that attacks anyone who comes too close on the Hogwarts grounds?
The Whomping Willow.
What magical object reveals the entire layout of Hogwarts and its secret passages?
The Marauder’s Map.

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What are the names of the Marauders, the makers of the Marauder’s Map?
Moony (Remus Lupin), Wormtail (Peter Pettigrew), Padfoot (Sirius Black) and Prongs (James Potter).
What phrase opens the Marauder’s Map?
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
What two-word alliterative phrase wipes the Marauder’s Map clean?
“Mischief managed.”
What does the Mirror of Erised show?
Your heart’s desire.
What does Dumbledore tell Harry he sees in the Mirror of Erised?
Thick woolen socks.
What magical device stores and replays memories in a liquid, vapor-like form?
A Pensieve.
What is the purpose of a Time-Turner?
To travel back in time for a short period.
What is the name for an ordinary object enchanted to teleport people?
A Portkey.
Where does Hagrid hide his wand?
In his umbrella.
What does the Ministry of Magic use to send messages?
Owl post.
What must you use to travel through the Floo Network?
Floo powder.
Who gave Harry his Invisibility Cloak?
Albus Dumbledore.
What does Dumbledore leave Harry in his will?
The Golden Snitch.
What does Dumbledore leave Ron in his will?
The Deluminator.
What fairy-tale book does Dumbledore give Hermione in “Deathly Hallows”?
“The Tales of Beedle the Bard.”
Vomit, laundry detergent and booger are flavors of what candy?
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.
Advertised as “a risk with every mouthful,” Every Flavor Beans are made by what alliterative maker?
Bertie Bott.
The Dark Mark shows which two things?
A skull and a snake.
What material, usually made from untanned goat, sheep or cow skin, has been used to write on for over two millennia and is everywhere in the wizarding world? The Declaration of Independence is written on it.
Parchment.

Wizarding World Trivia

Beyond the castle walls: the Ministry, Diagon Alley, wizard money, other schools and the places Harry visits on his way.

What organization is responsible for governing the wizarding world?
The Ministry of Magic.
What are the three types of wizard coins, in order of value?
Knut, Sickle and Galleon.
What is the name of the bronze coin worth less than a Sickle or a Galleon?
The Knut.
What is the name of the wand shop in Diagon Alley?
Ollivanders.
What is the name of the ice cream shop in Diagon Alley?
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour.
At which Diagon Alley shop can students buy robes, uniforms and other school supplies?
Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.
What is the name of the shady area near Diagon Alley?
Knockturn Alley.
Where is the fortress of Azkaban located?
In the North Sea, between Great Britain and Norway.
What three schools of magic compete in the Triwizard Tournament?
Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.
Literally translated as “beautiful wands,” Beauxbatons is the school of magic of which country?
France.
Who were the four champions in the Triwizard Tournament in “Goblet of Fire”?
Fleur Delacour, Viktor Krum, Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter.
How does Harry breathe underwater during the second Triwizard task?
He eats gillyweed.
Who wrote “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” inside the wizarding world?
Newt Scamander.
What does the acronym S.P.E.W. stand for?
Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare.
At which pub does the Knight Bus drop Harry off after he runs away from the Dursleys in “Prisoner of Azkaban”?
The Leaky Cauldron.
In “Prisoner of Azkaban,” Hagrid gets a promotion. What is his new job?
Care of Magical Creatures professor.
Who is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in “Prisoner of Azkaban”?
Remus Lupin.

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During which sporting event does Voldemort’s Dark Mark appear in the sky in “Goblet of Fire”?
The Quidditch World Cup.
Whose wedding reception is violently interrupted by Death Eaters in “Deathly Hallows”?
Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour’s.
In “Deathly Hallows,” Harry swims to the bottom of a frozen pond to retrieve which magical item?
The Sword of Gryffindor.
What caused Dumbledore’s hand to become blackened and shriveled?
Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, a Horcrux.

Horcruxes and Deathly Hallows Trivia

What object did Tom Riddle turn into his first Horcrux?
His diary.
Name Voldemort’s Horcruxes, not counting Harry.
Tom Riddle’s diary, Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, Salazar Slytherin’s locket, Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, Rowena Ravenclaw’s diadem and Nagini.
Which object became a Horcrux without Voldemort knowing or intending it?
Harry Potter.
What does Harry use to destroy Tom Riddle’s diary in “Chamber of Secrets”?
The fang of a basilisk.
Where was Tom Riddle’s diary destroyed?
In a hidden chamber beneath Hogwarts.
Which Horcrux is a small golden cup with two finely wrought handles, a badger engraved on the side and a few jewels?
Hufflepuff’s cup.
Which item did Dumbledore believe to be a Horcrux, but it turned out to be a fake?
Slytherin’s locket.
Inside the fake Slytherin’s locket Harry finds a note. Which initials are signed on it?
R.A.B.
Who destroyed the Horcrux inside Nagini, Voldemort’s snake?
Neville Longbottom.
Where was Nagini, the final Horcrux, destroyed, leading to Voldemort’s downfall?
At the Battle of Hogwarts.
What were the names of the brothers who created the Deathly Hallows?
The Peverell brothers.
The three Deathly Hallows are the Resurrection Stone, the Cloak of Invisibility and what 15-inch object with a Thestral-hair core?
The Elder Wand.
Which powerful object can make its owner the Master of Death?
The Elder Wand.

Harry Potter Movie Trivia and Behind the Scenes

The Harry Potter story lives in both the books and the films. This round covers the cast, the crew, the filming and the life of J.K. Rowling, plus a few questions on the differences between book and movie.

Who directed the first two Harry Potter films, “Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Chamber of Secrets”?
Chris Columbus.
Who directed the last two Harry Potter films?
David Yates.
Which actor played Albus Dumbledore in the first two films before Michael Gambon took over?
Richard Harris.
Born in Cabra in 1940, which actor played Dumbledore in six of the eight films?
Michael Gambon.
Professor McGonagall, or Maggie Smith to you Muggles, died exactly one year after Michael Gambon. Which headmaster did Gambon play?
Albus Dumbledore.
Which character did Alan Rickman play?
Severus Snape.
Robbie Coltrane played which beloved character?
Hagrid.
Julie Walters plays which character in the films?
Molly Weasley.
Which actress plays Professor Sybill Trelawney in “Order of the Phoenix”?
Emma Thompson.
Shirley Henderson plays which character in “Chamber of Secrets” and “Goblet of Fire”?
Moaning Myrtle.
John Cleese plays which character in “Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Chamber of Secrets”?
Nearly Headless Nick.
Before “Twilight,” Robert Pattinson appeared in “Goblet of Fire” as which character?
Cedric Diggory.
Which British actor played Neville Longbottom and in real life married someone he met at a Wizarding World of Harry Potter event?
Matthew Lewis.
Which actress was tutored on set for about a decade while playing Hermione Granger?
Emma Watson.
Which Paris-born actress and activist launched the U.N. Women campaign HeForShe in 2014?
Emma Watson.
Which Harry Potter actress joined Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others in investing in FabricNano, a startup working on biodegradable plastics?
Emma Watson.

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Emma Watson shares her first name with an 1816 Jane Austen novel about a twenty-year-old matchmaker. What is it?
Emma.
Daniel Radcliffe starred as a sentient corpse in which 2016 film?
“Swiss Army Man.”
In which film did Daniel Radcliffe perform most of his own stunts for the Triwizard Tournament?
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
Which real-world castle was used as a Hogwarts filming location?
Alnwick Castle.
Which London bridge is destroyed in the opening scene of the “Half-Blood Prince” movie?
The Millennium Bridge.
In the book “Half-Blood Prince,” which bridge do the Death Eaters destroy?
The Brockdale Bridge.
Which American composer wrote the original score for the first film, including “Hedwig’s Theme”?
John Williams.
Which Harry Potter film was released in two parts?
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
In what year was the final movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2,” released?
2011.
What is the name of the London railway station where fans take photos at Platform 9¾ and visit the gift shop?
King’s Cross.
In which Scottish city, known as a haven for writers, did J.K. Rowling write much of the first novel?
Edinburgh.
J.K. Rowling is rumored, and has denied it, to have written the first part of “Sorcerer’s Stone” on what unusual writing surface?
A napkin.
Harry’s birthday is the same as J.K. Rowling’s. Both fall on the final day of which month?
July.
What 2012 novel was J.K. Rowling’s first after the Harry Potter series? Its title refers to a suddenly empty seat on a small British town council, and it features a social worker named Kay.
“The Casual Vacancy.”
What is the Latin name for England, also the name of a Ford model built for the UK market that appears in the novels?
Anglia.
Which seven-installment box set is ranked #1 on the Goodreads list of the best audiobooks ever?
Harry Potter.

Harry Potter Trivia Questions and Answers by Book

These harder questions follow the story one book at a time, so you can run a round per book or quiz a friend on the one they just finished. Haven’t finished the series? Spoilers lie ahead. And if a question stumps you, take it as a reason for a re-read (or re-listen).

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Trivia

Which four characters does Harry meet on his first visit to the Leaky Cauldron?
Tom the bartender, Doris Crockford, Dedalus Diggle and Professor Quirrell.
After rescuing Harry from Godric’s Hollow, who did Hagrid borrow the flying motorbike from?
Sirius Black.
What happened when Aunt Petunia tried to cut Harry’s hair?
It grew back overnight.
Which Quidditch ball earns you the fewest points?
The Bludger (0 points).
On Privet Drive, what type of candy does Dumbledore offer Professor McGonagall?
A lemon drop.
During their first flying lesson, which of Neville’s possessions does Harry get back?
A Remembrall. It earns him the position of Seeker on the Gryffindor team.
In Ollivanders, what happens when Harry uses the holly and phoenix feather wand for the first time?
It shoots red and gold sparks, the Gryffindor colors.
What do the Dursleys send Harry for Christmas?
A fifty-pence piece.
Snape’s first question to Harry is “What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” What’s the right reply?
The Draught of Living Death, a powerful sleeping potion.
How many Gryffindor students earn extra points at the end-of-year feast?
Four: Hermione, Harry, Ron and Neville.
What happens if you drink unicorn blood?
You are saved from death but live a cursed life.
In the Forbidden Forest, what does Bane keep saying about the sky?
“Mars is bright tonight.”
Who catches Harry and Hermione in the Astronomy Tower after they release Norbert?
Filch.
Ollivander tells Harry that James Potter’s wand was excellent for which type of magic?
Transfiguration.
Where is Hagrid when he wins the dragon’s egg?
The Hog’s Head pub.
Where is Harry when he finally gets to read his Hogwarts letter?
Hut-on-the-Rock, The Sea.
What type of dog is Fang?
A boarhound.
Who comes to collect Norbert from Hogwarts?
Four of Charlie Weasley’s friends.
Who is the first Hogwarts student Harry meets?
Draco Malfoy, in Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.
How does Harry first learn about Dumbledore?
From a Chocolate Frog card on the Hogwarts Express.
Beneath the trapdoor there are seven potion bottles. One gets the drinker through the black fire and one through the purple fire. What are the other five?
Three are poison and two are nettle wine.
Which pieces do Ron, Harry and Hermione replace in the life-size wizard chess game?
Ron is a knight, Harry a bishop and Hermione a castle.
Who finally rescues Harry from Professor Quirrell (and Voldemort)?
Dumbledore.
What mode of transport does Hagrid use to take baby Harry to his aunt and uncle’s house?
A flying motorcycle.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Trivia

What is the name of the house-elf who warns Harry not to return to Hogwarts?
Dobby.
Which visitors come to the Dursleys’ house on Harry’s twelfth birthday?
Mr. and Mrs. Mason, a rich builder and his wife.
What does Harry miss from Hogwarts more than anything else?
His best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
What color are Dobby’s eyes, and what are they compared to?
Green; tennis balls.
Name one of the pretend spells Harry threatens Dudley with.
Jiggery pokery, hocus pocus or squiggly wiggly.
How does Dobby say he will have to punish himself for coming to see Harry?
By shutting his ears in the oven door.
What does Dobby do in the Dursleys’ kitchen that earns Harry a warning from the Ministry of Magic?
He performs a Hover Charm.
Before Harry’s second year, how do the Weasleys rescue him from the Dursleys’ house?
In a flying car.
What color is Mr. Weasley’s flying car, and what type of car is it?
Turquoise; a Ford Anglia.
What creatures do Fred, George, Ron and Harry clear out of the Weasleys’ garden?
Gnomes.
What is the Weasley family owl’s name?
Errol.
What color do the flames turn after Floo powder is thrown into a fireplace?
Green.
Name at least two books Gilderoy Lockhart has written.
“Gilderoy Lockhart’s Guide to Household Pests,” “Break with a Banshee,” “Gadding with Ghouls,” “Holidays with Hags,” “Travels with Trolls,” “Voyages with Vampires,” “Wanderings with Werewolves,” “Year with the Yeti” and “Magical Me.”
Name two things Harry sees in Borgin and Burkes.
A blood-stained pack of cards, a staring glass eye, a withered hand on a cushion, evil-looking masks, human bones on the counter, rusty spiked instruments, a large black cabinet, a long coil of hangman’s rope or a cursed opal necklace.
What is the Hand of Glory, and what does it do?
The withered hand on a cushion in Borgin and Burkes. Put a candle in it and it gives light only to the holder.
After Harry ends up in Knockturn Alley, who helps him get back to Diagon Alley?
Hagrid, who was there buying Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent for the school cabbages.
What are Fred, George and Lee Jordan stocking up on at the joke shop in Diagon Alley?
Dr. Filibuster’s Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks.
In Flourish and Blotts, which book does Lucius Malfoy hide Tom Riddle’s diary in?
Ginny’s copy of “A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration.”
While the Weasleys are leaving for King’s Cross, which item does Ginny forget at home, so they have to go back for it?
Her diary, which turns out to be Tom Riddle’s diary.
What special button on the Ford Anglia hides the car from sight?
The Invisibility Booster.
When Ron and Harry fly the car to Hogwarts, what is the first thing that goes wrong?
The Invisibility Booster breaks.
What treat do Ron and Harry eat in the flying car on the way to Hogwarts?
Toffees.
What punishments do Harry and Ron get for flying the Ford Anglia to Hogwarts?
Ron has to polish the trophy room without magic, and Harry has to help Lockhart answer his fan mail.
What assignment does Gilderoy Lockhart give his students on the first day of class?
A quiz about himself and his books.
What type of pixies does Lockhart bring to class?
Cornish pixies.
How many times has Lockhart won Witch Weekly’s Most-Charming-Smile Award?
Five.
What is Gilderoy Lockhart’s favorite color?
Lilac.
Name one of Lockhart’s two secret ambitions.
To rid the world of evil, or to market his own range of hair-care potions.
Who is the author of the autobiography “Magical Me”?
Gilderoy Lockhart.
What school was Justin Finch-Fletchley going to attend before he got into Hogwarts?
Eton.
What model of broomstick do Fred and George fly?
The Cleansweep Five.
Where does Hagrid hide the pieces of his old wand?
In a flowery pink umbrella.
On Halloween in Harry’s second year, how many years has Nearly Headless Nick been dead?
Five hundred.
Which book is completely checked out of the Hogwarts library, with a two-week waiting list?
“Hogwarts, A History.”
What are the first and last names of the four founders of Hogwarts?
Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.
Why doesn’t Ron like spiders?
When he was three, Fred turned his teddy bear into a big spider.
In what book does Hermione find the recipe for Polyjuice Potion?
“Moste Potente Potions.”
Name at least three ingredients of Polyjuice Potion.
Lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed, knotgrass, powdered horn of a bicorn, shredded skin of a boomslang and a bit of whoever you want to change into.
Which ingredients does Hermione steal from Snape’s private stores for the Polyjuice Potion?
Powdered bicorn horn and boomslang skin.
What potion is the class making in Snape’s lesson on the day Hermione steals the ingredients?
A Swelling Solution.
Where does Hermione brew her first batch of Polyjuice Potion?
In Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom.
Who do Harry and Ron turn into with the Polyjuice Potion?
Crabbe and Goyle.
Which Slytherin girl does Hermione plan to turn into with the Polyjuice Potion?
Millicent Bulstrode.
How long does Hermione stay in the hospital after her Polyjuice Potion goes wrong?
Several weeks.
In the hospital wing, what does Hermione sleep with under her pillow?
A get-well card from Professor Lockhart.
What is the password to the Slytherin common room?
Pure-blood.
What is the password to Dumbledore’s office?
Lemon drop.
Who tells Harry that the Chamber of Secrets was last opened fifty years ago?
Malfoy, while Harry is disguised as Goyle with Polyjuice Potion.
Name the third and final way Dobby tries to “convince” Harry to leave Hogwarts.
He jinxes a Bludger to knock Harry off his broom.
Which of Harry’s arms does the Bludger break in the match against Slytherin?
His right arm.
Why does Harry have to regrow the bones in his arm?
Professor Lockhart removed the bones instead of mending them.
What does Madam Pomfrey give Harry for his arm after Lockhart “fixes” it?
Skele-Gro.
What spell does Snape use on Lockhart at the Dueling Club? Harry learns it there, and it becomes his signature spell.
Expelliarmus, the Disarming Charm.
What do you call a wizard who can talk to snakes?
A Parselmouth.
What happens if you hear a baby Mandrake cry?
You are knocked unconscious.
What part of a Mandrake is fatal to humans?
Its cry.
How does Professor Sprout say she will know the Mandrakes are mature and ready for a restorative draught?
When they start trying to move into each other’s pots.
What did the Dursleys send Harry for Christmas in his second year?
A toothpick.
What is Mr. Filch’s first name?
Argus.
While Harry is in Filch’s office, what does Peeves smash?
A Vanishing Cabinet, the same cabinet that becomes very important later in the series.
Why does Filch believe Harry Petrified Mrs. Norris?
Earlier that day, Harry discovered that Filch is a Squib.
Who was the first victim of the basilisk to be Petrified?
Mrs. Norris.
Describe one of the dangerous books Ron has heard about from his dad’s work confiscating things for the Ministry.
A book that burned people’s eyes out, “Sonnets of a Sorcerer,” which made people speak in limericks for the rest of their lives, or a book people could never stop reading.
How do Harry and Ron know that the owner of the diary they found must have been Muggle-born?
The back cover has the printed name of a shop on Vauxhall Road, London.
Whom does Lockhart get to deliver valentines to the students on Valentine’s Day?
Dwarfs dressed as cupids.
What leads Harry to discover the secret of Tom Riddle’s diary?
When a dwarf tries to deliver a valentine, Harry’s bag rips and ink spills over his books, but Riddle’s diary stays clean.
Who was headmaster of Hogwarts when Tom Riddle was at school and the Chamber was first opened?
Professor Armando Dippet.
Who tells Tom Riddle that Hogwarts will close if the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets isn’t caught?
Headmaster Dippet. Tom doesn’t want to go back to the orphanage, so he frames Hagrid, who is expelled.
Which Quidditch match gets canceled?
Gryffindor against Hufflepuff.
Name everyone Harry and Ron end up seeing in Hagrid’s hut when they go to ask him about the attacks.
Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge and Lucius Malfoy.
What is the name of Aragog’s wife?
Mosag.
What saves Harry and Ron from the spiders in Aragog’s lair?
Mr. Weasley’s car.
Three days before exams, McGonagall says she has good news. One student guesses Dumbledore is coming back, another that they’ve caught the Heir of Slytherin. What does Oliver Wood guess?
That the Quidditch matches are back on.
Who figures out that the “monster” in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk?
Hermione.
How is a basilisk created?
By hatching a chicken egg under a toad.
What is the only thing basilisks flee from?
The crowing of a rooster, which is fatal to them.
When does Harry first hear the voice of the basilisk?
In Lockhart’s office, during his detention answering Lockhart’s fan mail.
Name all the victims of the basilisk and why they were only Petrified, not killed.
Mrs. Norris (a reflection in a puddle), Colin Creevey (his camera), Nearly Headless Nick (already dead), Justin Finch-Fletchley (through Nick), Hermione and Penelope Clearwater (a mirror).
Who was teasing Moaning Myrtle about her glasses on the night she died?
Olive Hornby.
Where is the symbol that marks the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets?
On a faucet in the first-floor girls’ bathroom.
During Harry’s first visit to Dumbledore’s office, what does he ask the Sorting Hat?
Whether he was put in the right house.
Which creature comes to help Harry escape from the Chamber of Secrets?
Fawkes the phoenix.
What makes Fawkes fly into the Chamber of Secrets?
Harry declares that Dumbledore is a greater wizard than Voldemort, even in the face of death (“loyalty to Dumbledore” also counts).
What is Tom Riddle’s middle name?
Marvolo.
Why does Gilderoy Lockhart’s final Memory Charm backfire?
He uses Ron’s broken wand.
What spell backfires on Lockhart when he tries it on Ron and Harry, and what word do you say to cast it?
A Memory Charm; “Obliviate.”
What do Harry and Ron receive for rescuing Ginny and saving the school?
Special Awards for Services to the School and two hundred points each for Gryffindor.
Complete Dumbledore’s quote: “It is our ___, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Choices.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Trivia

How does Sirius get the passwords to the Gryffindor common room?
From Crookshanks, who stole them from Neville.
How does Sirius discover that Peter Pettigrew is still alive?
When Cornelius Fudge visits Azkaban, Sirius sees a picture of Ron’s family (and Scabbers) on the cover of Fudge’s copy of the Daily Prophet.
Which Quidditch team do the Gryffindors lose to, and who is that team’s Seeker?
Hufflepuff, and Cedric Diggory.
Where does Harry first see the black dog?
On Magnolia Crescent. Seeing the dog makes him fall and accidentally call the Knight Bus.
When Remus was a student at Hogwarts, where did he go when he turned into a werewolf?
The Shrieking Shack.
Filch knows about four secret passageways. Where are the entrances to the other three?
One is behind the mirror on the fourth floor, one is under the Whomping Willow and one is under the one-eyed witch statue.
What do Harry and Lupin use to practice the Patronus Charm?
A boggart.
What does a boggart turn into when it faces Lupin?
A full moon.
What is the first thing you must do when you meet a hippogriff?
Bow.
Which anonymous gift does Harry receive that Hermione reports to Professor McGonagall?
A Firebolt, which turns out to be from Sirius.
Where is Scabbers found after Ron thinks he has died?
In Hagrid’s hut, inside a milk jug.
What must Harry do to open the secret passageway to Honeydukes?
Tap the witch with his wand and say “Dissendium.”
Which four Slytherins dress up as Dementors at the Ravenclaw Quidditch match?
Marcus Flint, Draco Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
Who did the Potters originally ask to be their Secret Keeper?
Sirius Black.
Which portrait replaces the Fat Lady after the break-in at Gryffindor Tower?
Sir Cadogan.
From whom does Harry find out that Sirius is his godfather?
Cornelius Fudge, while Harry overhears Fudge talking with Hagrid, McGonagall, Flitwick and Madam Rosmerta in the Three Broomsticks.
When does Harry first learn about Animagi?
In Professor McGonagall’s Transfiguration class.
Which item in Harry’s trunk goes off around Scabbers?
His Sneakoscope.
Who stops Sirius from killing Pettigrew?
Harry, who reasons that his father wouldn’t want his best friend to become a murderer.
Who are the only two professors who know about Hermione’s Time-Turner?
McGonagall and Dumbledore.
How many times does Peter Pettigrew fake his own death?
Twice: when he blasts the street apart, kills twelve people and leaves only his finger behind (blamed on Sirius), and when he bites himself in rat form and leaves blood on Ron’s sheets (blamed on Crookshanks).
How many people does Harry ask to sign his Hogsmeade permission form, and who finally does it?
Three: Uncle Vernon, Cornelius Fudge and Professor McGonagall. In the end, Sirius Black gives permission as Harry’s godfather.
After Scabbers turned out to be one of Voldemort’s followers, Sirius Black gave Ron what owl, nicknamed “Pig”?
Pigwidgeon.
Who confiscates the Marauder’s Map from Harry?
Professor Lupin. When he resigns at the end of the book, he gives the map back.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Trivia

Name the two Portkeys Harry uses, willingly or not.
An old boot and the Triwizard Cup.
Where do Neville’s parents live?
At St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
What rare event in the graveyard lets Harry escape Voldemort?
Priori Incantatem. The twin cores of Harry’s and Voldemort’s wands connect, so neither can do magic until the connection breaks.
During the second task, who helps Harry in the lake?
Moaning Myrtle. She points him toward the merpeople’s village.
How does Dobby know to give Harry gillyweed for the second task?
He overhears a (staged) conversation between Professor Moody and Professor McGonagall.
How many obstacles does Harry face in the Triwizard maze?
Five: a boggart, golden mist, a Blast-Ended Skrewt, the sphinx and a giant spider.
How does Voldemort find out that Barty Crouch Jr. is still alive?
By torturing Bertha Jorkins.
In the graveyard, which three things had to be added to the potion to return Voldemort to his body?
Bone of the father, unknowingly given; flesh of the servant, willingly given; and blood of the enemy, forcibly taken.
Which magical creature supplied the core of both Harry’s and Voldemort’s wands?
Fawkes the phoenix.
Where was Barty Crouch Sr. buried after he was killed, and in what form?
In front of Hagrid’s hut, after being Transfigured into a bone.
Who did the Sorting Hat originally belong to?
Godric Gryffindor. It was then enchanted by all four founders.
Who were the Death Eaters’ targets at the Quidditch World Cup?
The Roberts, a Muggle family who own the campground where Harry, Hermione and the Weasleys are staying.
Who stole Harry’s wand on the night of the Quidditch World Cup?
Winky was caught holding it, but Barty Crouch Jr. actually took it from Harry’s pocket.
Who “borrows” the Marauder’s Map from Harry?
Mad-Eye Moody, who is really Barty Crouch Jr. He uses it to track his father, Barty Crouch Sr., and finally kill him.
What creatures do the students use to search for leprechaun gold in Care of Magical Creatures?
Nifflers.
What does Snape threaten to slip into Harry’s pumpkin juice if more of his potion stores go missing?
Veritaserum.
During the Triwizard Tournament, who stands in for Barty Crouch as a judge?
Percy Weasley.
In the first task, what spell does Viktor Krum use to get past his dragon?
The Conjunctivitis Curse.
What love triangle does Rita Skeeter invent for a Witch Weekly article?
Hermione, Viktor Krum and Harry.
What code name do Harry, Hermione and Ron use when they talk about Sirius?
Snuffles.
How does Harry find out that Snape was a Death Eater?
From Dumbledore’s memory of Karkaroff’s trial.
What spell does Harry use to escape the graveyard, the same one that helped him survive the first task?
A Summoning Charm, Accio.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Trivia

On the night Harry and Dudley are attacked by Dementors, why does Mundungus Fletcher leave guard duty early?
To try to buy stolen cauldrons.
When the Advance Guard collects Harry from Privet Drive, what question do they ask to confirm who he is?
The form his Patronus takes.
At Number 12 Grimmauld Place, how does Ginny test for Imperturbable Charms?
By throwing Dungbombs at the door.
What does Aunt Petunia’s Howler say?
“Remember my last, Petunia.”
Who are Sirius’s three cousins?
Bellatrix Lestrange, Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks.
During which O.W.L. exam does Harry see Professor McGonagall get Stunned?
Astronomy.
The visitors’ entrance to the Ministry of Magic is an old red telephone booth in London. What five-digit code do you dial to get in?
62442. The numbers spell MAGIC on an alphanumeric keypad.
While cleaning Number 12 Grimmauld Place, what item do Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny find that none of them can open?
A heavy locket, which becomes vitally important in “Half-Blood Prince.”
How is Broderick Bode killed while recovering at St. Mungo’s?
By Devil’s Snare, sent by a Death Eater to stop him talking about their attempt on the prophecy.
Which magical objects does Dumbledore use to confirm the snake attack on Arthur Weasley?
The portraits in his office, specifically Everard and Dilys.
What clothing does Hermione leave out for the house-elves, hoping to free them?
Hats and socks.
Which three students can see thestrals?
Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom.
Which Weasley brother encourages Ron to cut ties with Harry?
Percy.
Which two characters overhear the interest meeting for Dumbledore’s Army at the Hog’s Head?
Mundungus Fletcher (spying for the Order of the Phoenix) and Willy Widdershins (spying for Umbridge).
How do members of Dumbledore’s Army communicate?
With fake Galleons enchanted to show the date and time of the next meeting.
What is the first defensive spell Harry teaches the DA?
Expelliarmus.
What punishment does Umbridge give Harry, Fred and George after the fight at the Slytherin-Gryffindor Quidditch match?
A lifelong Quidditch ban.
After Christmas, what does Sirius give Harry before he goes back to school?
A small package that Harry forgets about until after Sirius dies: a two-way mirror they could have used to talk.
How does Harry finally hear the prophecy?
From Dumbledore, who heard it directly from Sybill Trelawney.
Who modifies Marietta Edgecombe’s memory so she can’t tell the truth about the DA meetings?
Kingsley Shacklebolt, a secret member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Which student group helps Umbridge enforce the school rules?
The Inquisitorial Squad.
Who tells the Malfoys about Sirius and Harry’s father-son-like relationship?
Kreacher. This leads Voldemort to send Harry a vision of Sirius being tortured, so Harry believes Sirius needs rescuing.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia

What food does Romilda Vane spike with a love potion?
Chocolate Cauldrons, given to Harry before Christmas. Ron eats them.
Romilda Vane tries to give Harry chocolates spiked with a love potion in which book, the sixth in the series?
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
Why does Professor Slughorn agree to go to Hagrid’s cabin with Harry?
He wants to collect Aragog’s acromantula venom.
In “Half-Blood Prince,” what job does Harry give Kreacher and Dobby?
To follow Draco Malfoy day and night.
After Sirius dies, what does he leave to Harry?
The deed to Number 12 Grimmauld Place.
What snack is Professor Slughorn’s weakness?
Crystallized pineapple. It’s what Tom Riddle brings Slughorn before asking him about Horcruxes.
Where does Malfoy get the idea to use the Vanishing Cabinet?
From Fred and George. They had shoved Montague into the cabinet earlier, and Montague told Malfoy how it worked.
How many pieces did Voldemort hope to split his soul into?
Seven.
Which Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes product does Malfoy use to help sneak Death Eaters into Hogwarts?
Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder.
What items does Harry use to mark where he hid the Half-Blood Prince’s Potions book in the Room of Requirement?
A wig and a tiara. He’ll need to find the tiara again in “Deathly Hallows.”
When Harry first meets Slughorn, what type of blood is on the walls?
Dragon blood.
Who is convicted of the Riddle family murders?
Morfin Gaunt, although Voldemort framed him.
How many times does Draco Malfoy try to kill Dumbledore?
Three: with the cursed necklace, with poisoned mead and by letting Death Eaters into the school through the Vanishing Cabinet.
What necklace does Draco use in an attempt to kill Dumbledore?
The opal necklace.
What does Ron drink that nearly kills him?
Poisoned mead.
Who finds Harry on the Hogwarts Express after Draco immobilizes him?
Tonks.
Who does Hermione Confund during Quidditch tryouts?
Cormac McLaggen, so that Ron gets the Keeper spot.
Where did Tom Riddle work after leaving Hogwarts?
Borgin and Burkes.
Which two items does Voldemort take from Hepzibah Smith after her death?
Slytherin’s locket and Hufflepuff’s cup.
What potion does Harry brew that wins him a small bottle of Felix Felicis?
The Draught of Living Death.
How does Snape find out that Harry has been using his old copy of “Advanced Potion-Making”?
When Harry uses the Sectumsempra curse on Draco Malfoy.
In the cave by the sea, what is needed to open the entrance?
A tribute of blood.
How does Dumbledore stop Harry from coming to his aid on the Astronomy Tower?
He immobilizes him with the Body-Bind Curse. It’s the second time in the book that Harry is frozen this way under his Invisibility Cloak.
Who were Snape’s parents?
Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle. That’s where the nickname “Half-Blood Prince” comes from.
Before Harry goes to Diagon Alley for his school supplies, which two shop owners does he learn have gone missing?
Florean Fortescue and Garrick Ollivander.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trivia

How does Harry first learn that Dumbledore may have killed his sister, Ariana?
From Aunt Muriel at Bill and Fleur’s wedding.
When Harry sees Viktor Krum, what important fact does he remember about Gregorovitch?
That Gregorovitch is a wandmaker.
Which phrase from one of Dumbledore’s letters later becomes Grindelwald’s slogan?
“For the Greater Good.”
Who appears on a poster in Ginny’s room and was also in Slughorn’s “collection”?
Gwenog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpies.
What book does Ron give Harry for his seventeenth birthday?
“Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches,” a hand-me-down from Fred and George.
Which siblings are in charge of discipline at Hogwarts?
Alecto and Amycus Carrow.
During the escape from Privet Drive to Tonks’s parents’ home, which spell gives away Harry’s identity?
Expelliarmus.
What spell does Harry use to free the Gringotts dragon?
Relashio.
Name two other names for the Elder Wand.
The Deathstick and the Wand of Destiny.
Death Eaters find Harry, Ron and Hermione on Tottenham Court Road after Voldemort’s name is spoken. Who says it first?
Hermione.
Which four people does Harry call back with the Resurrection Stone?
James Potter, Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.
Which two curses were placed on the contents of the Lestranges’ vault at Gringotts?
The Gemino and Flagrante Curses, which make everything burn and multiply.
How does Hermione heal Ron after he is Splinched?
With Essence of Dittany.
Kingsley’s Patronus warns the guests at Bill and Fleur’s wedding that the Ministry has fallen. What form does it take?
A lynx.
Who is “River” on Potterwatch, the radio show run by the resistance?
Lee Jordan.
Remus Lupin’s code name on Potterwatch was the name of which first king of Rome?
Romulus.
Where do Lily and Snape first meet?
On a playground.
Why did Dumbledore have James Potter’s Invisibility Cloak?
He had asked James if he could study it, and still had it on the night James and Lily died.
Which three items does Harry first put in the mokeskin pouch?
The Marauder’s Map, the shard of Sirius’s two-way mirror and R.A.B.’s locket.
Who forged the first Golden Snitch, and where was he from?
Bowman Wright, from Godric’s Hollow (the same birthplace as Harry and Godric Gryffindor).
How many Horcruxes does Harry personally destroy?
One, Tom Riddle’s diary. Dumbledore destroys Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, Ron the locket, Hermione the cup, Vincent Crabbe (by accident) Ravenclaw’s diadem, Neville Nagini, and Voldemort the last Horcrux inside Harry.
After stealing Sirius’s two-way mirror from Grimmauld Place, who does Mundungus Fletcher sell it to?
Aberforth Dumbledore.
How does Harry fix his broken wand?
With the Elder Wand.
Young Petunia writes a letter that surprises Lily and Snape. Who is it to?
Dumbledore. She asked if she could be accepted at Hogwarts.
Ignotus Peverell was the original owner of the Invisibility Cloak. Who were the other two brothers?
Antioch Peverell and Cadmus Peverell, who owned the Elder Wand and the Resurrection Stone.

Hard Harry Potter Quiz Questions

Save these for the final round or a tiebreaker. They are the hardest questions in the guide, the kind that can stump even regular fans.

Which spell did Hermione use to create the enchanted coins for Dumbledore’s Army?
The Protean Charm.
The O.W.L.s are taken in fifth year. What semi-aquatic animal gives its name to the tests taken in the final year?
The N.E.W.T.s (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests).
What kind of spell does Hermione use to conjure a group of birds to attack Ron after seeing him with Lavender Brown?
The Oppugno Jinx.
What is the most commonly used named spell in the Harry Potter books? Hint: in the films it’s Wingardium Leviosa.
Accio.
The Pepperup Potion is a remedy for what common ailment?
A cold.
What is the name of the Quidditch foul of flying with intent to collide with an opponent?
Blatching.
In what year was the first Quidditch World Cup mentioned in the series held?
1473.
Who was the Seeker for the Irish National Team at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup?
Aidan Lynch.
What is the first name of Harry’s first Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell?
Quirinus.
Which character escaped from prison, tortured Neville’s parents into insanity and killed her own cousin?
Bellatrix Lestrange.
Neville lives with his grandmother because his parents were tortured as members of the Order of the Phoenix. What are his parents’ names?
Alice and Frank.
What is the first name of Fleur Delacour’s younger sister, whom Harry rescues in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament?
Gabrielle.
What do Lupin and Tonks name their son?
Edward Remus Lupin.

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Who was the Minister for Magic when Voldemort killed Lily and James Potter?
Millicent Bagnold.
What character’s last name comes from an 18th-century English word meaning “bumblebee”? He famously has three middle names.
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Throughout the novels, Harry is mentioned by name 18,956 times. Which character comes second, with 6,464 mentions?
Ron Weasley.
What dark magical object writes in the blood of the person using it?
The Black Quill (or Blood Quill).
493 Knuts are equal in value to which gold coin, the most valuable of the three?
The Galleon.
In Hogsmeade, what kind of shop is Madam Puddifoot’s?
A tea shop.
Debuting in 2016, which school has houses named Horned Serpent, Wampus, Pukwudgie and Thunderbird, and is the American equivalent of Hogwarts?
Ilvermorny.
In “Order of the Phoenix,” what kind of collectible plates does Dolores Umbridge display?
Cat plates.
Who kills Emeric the Evil in a duel and becomes master of the Elder Wand?
Egbert the Egregious.
What dark book did Hermione suppose Voldemort used to learn about Horcruxes?
“Secrets of the Darkest Art.”
Dumbledore has a scar above his left knee that is a perfect map of what?
The London Underground.
Which Oxford University library might American audiences recognize as the Hogwarts library in the films?
The Bodleian Library.
Which Death Eater kills Remus Lupin?
Antonin Dolohov.
Also the last name of a Guy involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, what is the name of Dumbledore’s pet phoenix?
Fawkes.

How to Host a Harry Potter Trivia Game

Harry Potter trivia games come in many formats, including board games, card games and online quizzes. You can also run your own with the questions above. As Dumbledore said, “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”

Pick a quizmaster. Gather the players and choose one person to read the questions out loud.
Take turns and keep score. Players or teams take turns answering, and every correct answer earns a point. The player or team with the most points at the end wins.
Play in teams or solo. Both work. Team play makes people talk through their ideas and share what they know.

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Go from easy to hard. Open with the easy round, move through the themed rounds and finish with the hard questions. The lists here run roughly from casual to expert, so they suit fans of all ages, kids included.
Build rounds by theme or by book. Pick categories like houses, spells, Quidditch or creatures, or run one round per book for readers who know every chapter.
Warn about spoilers. The by-book questions give away the plot, so check that everyone has finished the series first.
Mix books and movies. Some answers differ between the books and the films. Questions about those differences get fans sharing favorite scenes.

Themed trivia also works as a team-building activity at work. A shared interest gives coworkers common ground, and answering together means communicating, sharing ideas and getting to know each other better.

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Harry Potter Quiz FAQ

Is there a Harry Potter trivia game?

Yes. Harry Potter trivia games come as board games, card games and online quizzes. They are a fun way to test what you know about the series and challenge friends or coworkers.

How do you play a Harry Potter trivia game?

Gather the players and pick a quizmaster to read out the questions. Players take turns answering, and correct answers earn points. You can play in teams or individually, and the player or team with the most points at the end wins.

What is a good Harry Potter trivia question?

For casual fans: “What is the name of Harry Potter’s owl?” It’s Hedwig.

What is the hardest Harry Potter trivia question?

One that stumps even regulars: “What are the full names of all four founders of Hogwarts?” They are Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.

Harry Potter Quiz: 540+ Harry Potter Trivia Questions and Answers